224 FISHES OF NEW GUINEA, 



attention of the traveller. The small raceme of globose flowers 

 with, dark green leaves bordered at times with red cannot but 

 present an attractive sight. 



Acacia hinervata, DC, Prod. II., 452. 



A few trees of this wattle are scattered near the Tallebudgera 

 scrubs, and on the eastern side of Tambourine mountain. 



Acacia elongata, Sieb , DC, Prod. II., 451. 

 Among the broken rocks of Minto's Craig, near Coochin. 



Acacia Baueri, Benth., in Hook., London Journ. 



Close to the swamps near Burleigh Heads. It is redescribed 

 by Baron von Mueller in Prag. xi., 33, from specimens obtained 

 from the Eichmond Kiver, a locality not far off from Burleigh 

 Heads. 



Contribution to a knowledge of the Pishes of New 



Guinea. 



By William Macleay, P.L.S., &c. 



Mr. Andrew Goldie, the well known New Guinea Explorer 

 and Naturalist, has from time to time for the last year or more, 

 sent me collections of Pishes taken by him at Port Moresby, and 

 Cuppa Cuppa. The first named locality is well known, the other 

 is the name of an inlet of the coast a little way further north. 

 The Pishes are with a few exceptions well preserved, the native 

 name of each species is duly recorded, in many cases most valu- 

 able notes are made of the colours of the living specimen, and 

 altogether Mr. Goldie has shown himself to be a most excellent 

 and intelligent collector. The enumeration of the species given 

 in this Paper, demonstrates prettj^ clearly the fact — that the 

 Pishes of that part of the New Guinea Coast differ but little 



